Mr. Arland Wayne Whitlock, 83, of Lenoir City, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. 

He is survived by his wife of six years, Debra Whitlock; son, Steve Whitlock (Bingshang); daughters, Beth Eno, Dorothy Rader (Jamie) and Dawn Taylor (John); grandchildren, Dani Randall (Jordan), Alex, Kyle and Luke Whitlock, Benjamin and Aubrey Taylor; and brother, Eugene Whitlock (Anita).

Preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Judah McAfee Whitlock; and wife of 44 years, Peggy Beal Whitlock. 

He was a former member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Knoxville and Spring City Baptist Church. Arland spent his career as a dam engineer with TVA in their reservoir operations division. 

Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, from 5 - 7 p.m. EST in the Chapel of Evans Mortuary in Rockwood, Tenn. Arland will lie in state at Caney Branch Baptist Church in Morrison on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 - 11 a.m. CST. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. CST at Caney Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, (2063 Caney Branch Rd. Morrison). 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Arland’s memory to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tenn. Evans Mortuary is serving the family of Mr. Arland Wayne Whitlock.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 22, 2025